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Old 06-22-2009
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The last entry in a directory with no subdirectories is the most recently created file. It can be of little value if you want the most recently updated file. Directory listings from "ls" always sort the directory.

Code:
# Last entry in directory
find . -type f -print | tail -1 | xargs ls -liad

Is this the same directory as in your previous posts (i.e. 180 Mb directory file). If so, did you manage to find out how many files there are in the directory and whether it has subdirectories?